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Stool and blood specimens from study participants were screened for intestinal parasites and anti-HIV antibodies, respectively. Of 235 participants, 68 (28.9%) were HIV positive, 38 of them on antiretroviral treatment (ART). The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 32.3%. Of 68 PLHIV, 32.3% (22\/68) were infected with intestinal parasites, compared with 32.3% (54\/167) of the HIV-negative patients. Univariate analysis showed no difference between the prevalence of intestinal parasites among PLHIV and HIV-negative patients (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.69). ART was not associated with the prevalence of intestinal parasites. Multivariate analysis showed that the quality of water and the personal hygiene were the major risk factors associated to intestinal parasitosis. The level of education was associated with HIV serostatus: the higher the level of education, the lower the risk of being infected with HIV (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.00). PLHIV and the general population should be screened routinely for intestinal parasites and treated if infected.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.16-0900","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,3]],"date-time":"2017-07-03T07:00:36Z","timestamp":1499065236000},"page":"777-781","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Noninfected Persons in a High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Region of Cameroon"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"97","author":[{"given":"C\u00e9line Nguefeu","family":"Nkenfou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Systems Biology, \u201cChantal Biya\u201d International Reference Centre for Research on HIV\/AIDS Prevention and Management (CBIRC), Yaounde, Cameroon;"},{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon;"},{"name":"Molecular Biology Center, Yaounde, 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